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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
9
A rural community column from Pella reports extreme cold and heavy snow blocking roads, local trimming of hedges into quilts, and a busy week of shoveling. It notes deer, foxes, pheasants, quail feedings, and a fox hunt, with community meetings planned for burial, coop, and cooperative exchange elections.
Centen nial Circle shows a string of small town events incl uding visits by Wm Kel derman Jr to his ailing father in Pella. Birthday for Orlo Wayne De Bruin, mumps in the Van Andel family, and social visits near Otley and Oskaloosa. A major public sale by Peter De Heus drew a large crowd after heavy snowfall. Anita Vander Linden hosted neighbor girls for Clara Meinders’ farewell move to Pella with games lunch and a handkerchief shower.
Summit townships residents share visits from Vanden Berg family and others, with many spending snowy days at kinfolk homes and delayed school openings. Local events include a 25th wedding anniversary celebration and Farm Bureau activities, while neighbors visit Pella and Des Moines, with several moves and doctor visits noted.
Monroe brief notes report Des Moines Farm Bureau delegates Holmes and Schneider at the convention. Betsy Tice begins a position with Bath Packing Co. Waterloo. Delis Van Zante funeral in Pella attended by Carl Crane’s family. Karen Rae Boot born January 198? Clyde Wilson daughter January 17. Walter Duber and Faye Thornton welcome a daughter born January 13 in Los Angeles. Various local meetings, school attendance, weddings Madeline Louwsman Archie Rexroat marriage January 10 in Des Moines. George Kane home fire damage. Normal training tests, Kellogg game win by Monroe boys, and local dinner guests at Horace Cash home.
In Pella on Saturday January 19 W De Pennings ter Dieleman and Mrs D veld hosted a canned goods shower for Tr va Buitenwerf at Mrs Rietveld’s home. Attendees included Albert Buitenwerf Grace L W De Penning and Maggie Rohrdanz from Galesburg. Joins by Newton visitors and several local families marked a day of social gathering amid health concerns at the Van Kootens.
A sequence of local reports from Oskaloosa and nearby towns covers a 40th wedding anniversary for Gerrit Wisgerhof and celebrations including a noon pot luck, visits to Chicago for a new granddaughter, and thanks to community members. Also noted are oyster supper gatherings with Sully fire department, hospital visits, and a miscellaneous shower for Grace Huyser with attendees and gifts.
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